Rope-end connecter and adjuster



l.l'"b.,4, 119300. G RECHTER 1,746,090

I ROPE END CONNECTER AND ADJUSTER Filed April 18, 1929 El E l- 8 ,9 7a ,ff

n w, fr f Vw wozu ms but it will be understood that it is` not re- 35 senting a smoothv exterior. Lug 6 is provided 'Y Patented Feb. 1930 y GEORGE RECHTER, or simv FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA Born-,END CONNECTER lANDA nrtrs'-rnrt Y Applicativi; mea vApril 18,

, lThe invention` relates to a connecting de. vice for rope ends and to one'of such nature as tobe: readily adaptable for relatively adjusting said'ends vto effectftightening'of the rope when desired, and the principal use of the device is in Connection with clothes lines,

stricted to this field.' 'i

The object of the invention is to provlde an 10 exceptionally simple and inexpensive yet an easily operable,` eicient and `generally desir'- 20 View'.

Figs.A 3 and4 aretransverse sectional views on the correspondingly numbered lines of I f FigjQ, the rope being omitted in Fig. 3. y

'Inthe drawing above briefly described, the

numeral 5 denotes a one-piece, elongated, cylindrical body'preferably of about two inches in length byy substantially one inch in diameter. At one of. its ends, body 5 is'provided with an i'ntegrallongitudinally pro` jecting lug 6 which is disposed at one side-of' the axis of said body, said lug beingprefer-y ably of about one inch vin length. The periphery of the lug 6 is providedk with lthe same Y curvature as the periphery of the body 5, prenk from its exterior to its -interiorhwith an opening 7 in vwhich a rope end 8 `may besuitably anchored. Body 5 is provided from endv to end with a ropesreceiving vbore 9 for another rope end 10, said bore continuingin the form of a groove 11 along theinner side of the lug 6, said groove being in communication with Vthe opening 7. y The'side of thebody 5 oppo- Y y site the lugv, is formed with a radial opening 12 of a:diameter.substantially equalto that of the bore v9, and t-he latter is preferably dis- Y posed closer to the lug side of the body'than.'

i screw Vthreads therein becoming stripped 'from ling opening, said 'body being provided with a radial opening from its exteriortosa-id borel y 192e. sel-a1 No. 356,072.

tightly clamping the rope end 10 in the bore 9. By making provision forhavingfthe' opening 12 rather long, there is less liability of the repeated use. By providing the unique construction vshown and described, the article may be easily and inexpensively manufactured and hence sold at'small cost. The device may be quickly and easily engaged with the rope ends as 6o shown on the drawing` and when the desired tightness has beenobtained, the set screw 13 is tightened to clamp the rope end 10 in the bore 9. Any time further tighteningis dep-vv Y sired, or adjustment of any othernature, loosening of the screw 13 will permit necesl sarysliding of the rope end 10 through the bore to effect the requisite adjustmenaafter which said end may betightly held by `again' tightening said screw.

The details disclosed are preferably followed butfwithin'the scope ofthe invention y as claimed, minor variations may be made.v f y Iclaim:--' A rope connecter and adjuster comprising a one-piece elongated cylindrical body provided 'at oneend with an integral longitudinally projecting'lug disposed at oneside of thev longitudinal axis of saidV body,said lug having a rope anchoring opening, said bodygso being'formed with a' rope-receiving borefrom end to end and continuing infth'e form of `a l, groove along the" inner sidelofsaidlug, said groove communicating with said rope `anchorand of substantiallythe samefdiameter as the latter, and a set screw threaded'through this opening yfor 4clamping a rope'in ksaidwlbore.v

'ln testimony whereof 'v I have hereunto 90``V aiiixed myl signature. f GEORGE RECHTER.

- to. the opposite side thereof to give more i .length lto the opening 12 through which a -50 rope clamping screw v13 lis threaded for 

